On November 24, 2014, the County of Cape May agreed to pay $40,000 to a former carpenter in its Facilities Department who claimed that the County fired him for reporting that Department employees were doing un-permitted work and committing health and safety violations. In his suit, Scott Smith said that employees of the County’s Facilities […]
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Cumberland Prosecutor again reminds municipal prosecutors not to allow improper downgrades.
Jennifer Webb-McRaeCumberland County Prosecutor On April 23, 2015, I blogged here about the Bridgeton (Cumberland County) Municipal Court’s continued practice of downgrading statutory charges to violations of an municipal code provision that, in addition to being preempted and invalid, was also renumbered in 2003. I was especially concerned because the Bridgeton Municipal Court continued to […]
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Middlesex Judge grants access to police dash cam recordings.
On April 7, 2015, Middlesex County Assignment Judge Travis L. Francis ordered the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) to disclose “video and audio recordings of police pursuits engaged in by members of the New Brunswick Police Department from January 2004 to present.” In a written decision in William J. Brennan v. Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office […]
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Judge Johnson affirms previous ruling: “Brady” letters are to be disclosed.
Judge Johnson’s May 8, 2015 order and decision are on-line here and the transcript of the hearing is here. Background on the matter is on-line here.
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Lakewood ordered to provide detailed description of denied documents.
Robert LawsonLakewood Chief of Police On March 11, 2015, Donald M. Doherty, Jr. filed a lawsuit on my behalf against the Township of Lakewood (Ocean County) seeking records and reports regarding the apparent “drug use” that caused a Lakewood police officer to resign from his position. Lakewood refused to describe any of the responsive documents […]